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Amina Agueznay

  • Skill Category: Art Legend
  • Present Address: Casablanca, Morocco
  • Country: Morocco
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Biography

Amina Agueznay is a Moroccan visual artist and trained architect known for her contemporary artworks, which encompass jewelry designs and art installations. Her creations often incorporate elements of Moroccan cultural heritage and utilize diverse materials like textile buttons, paper, rose petals, and burned plastic bags. Agueznay has been featured in various art catalogues, magazines, and even in the British newspaper Financial Times. Her work has been documented by Moroccan photographer Leila Alaoui. Born in Casablanca in 1963, Agueznay is the daughter of the renowned Moroccan painter and engraver, Malika Agueznay. After completing her education in the United States, where she obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, she worked as an architect for fifteen years before returning to Morocco in 1997. Since then, she has resided and worked in Marrakesh. Agueznay’s artistic journey began with jewelry design in the US, and she further developed this craft in a contemporary style upon her return to Casablanca. She blended traditional Moroccan jewelry with locally-sourced materials, and also collaborated with various craftspeople in government-sponsored workshops, including weavers, woodworkers, leatherworkers, and basketry weavers. Over the years, Agueznay has presented several innovative jewelry collections, each featuring unique elements. Notable examples include pieces combining historical silver Berber jewelry with her contemporary additions, as well as collections incorporating hand-made textile buttons and unconventional materials like rose petals, wood, cinnamon sticks, and paper. In response to environmental concerns, she created a collection in 2012 entirely made from burned plastic bags, making a powerful statement on pollution. Agueznay’s work often challenges conventional norms and has been praised for its innovative approach, although she has faced occasional criticism for departing from traditional expectations. Her participation in the 2019 Biennale of Contemporary Art in Rabat showcased abstract structures made of wool, embedding jewelry, in an exhibit titled “Embody the Visible: Act the Invisible, in two acts. Tale of the unseen, of wool and silence.” This exhibit exemplifies her ongoing exploration of diverse materials and themes in her artistic practice.

News / Ranking / Titbits / Awards

Fondation Société Générale art gallery, Casablanca, 2016; Festival of Contemporary Art Art-O-Rama, Marseille, France, 2017; Attijariwafa Bank Foundation, Rabat, Morocco, 2018; Biennale of Contemporary Art, Rabat, 2019; Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Oslo, Norway, 2019; Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, 2019; Marrakesh Museum of Contemporary Art (MACAAL), Marrakesh, 2019-2020; Musée National de l’Histoire de l’Immigration, Paris, 2021

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